You are not weak.

You are not a burden.

Youre struggling.And its okay to struggle.

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Its hard as hell.

Sometimes well be on top of the world, laughing at the demons from our past.

Sometimes well be indifferent, coasting through our days at a snails pace.

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Sometimes well be lost, stumbling through with no direction.

And sometimes well be in over our heads with pain and fear.

And right now youre facing the latter.

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Right now, youre spinning with decisions and anxiety, disappointment and self-doubt.

Right now youre questioning who you are and how far youve come.

And it breaks my heart to see you this way.

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Because I know your potential.

Because Ive seen your strength.

My wish for you is to see all of that and step forward confidently again.

But I want you to know that youre not alone.

Sometimes when we go through pain we push people away.

Its natural, to an extent.

But I dont want you to do that.

I want you to reach out to me.

I want you to know that you dont have to face this alone.

Yes, these are your demons, but you dont have to battle them with your bare hands.

So I want you to let me be here.

I want you to stop thinking that you have to carry all this heaviness on your two shoulders.

I want you to stop believing that asking for help means youre feeble.

I want you to know that I am one of those peopleI am here and Im not leaving.

If you dont have the strength to stand, lean on me.

If you dont have the confidence to swing the bat, let me guide your hands.

You are not weak.

You are not a burden.

You are not alone.

And I hope when you look at me, you see that.

Because I am with you.

And that wont change.

Marisa Donnelly is a poet and author of the book,Somewhere on a Highway, availablehere.